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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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