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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

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