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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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