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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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