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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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