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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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