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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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