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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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