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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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