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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Montenegro to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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