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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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