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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily 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 quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

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