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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

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