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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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