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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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