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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in digital education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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