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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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