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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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