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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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