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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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