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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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