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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in digital education technology are enabling humans all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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