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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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