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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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