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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

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