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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology enable humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

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