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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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