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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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