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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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