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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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