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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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