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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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