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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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