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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Elidaemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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