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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education have empowered learners all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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