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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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