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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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