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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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