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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Elidaemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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