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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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