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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

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