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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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