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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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