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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning have enabled humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

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