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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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