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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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