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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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