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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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