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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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