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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

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