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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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