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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

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