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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

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