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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high attrition?

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