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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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