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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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