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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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