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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

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