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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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