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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

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