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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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