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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

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