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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

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