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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mayotte to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

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