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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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