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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in digital education technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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