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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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