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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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