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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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