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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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