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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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