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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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