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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology make it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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