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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning make it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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