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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

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