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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning are empowering students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student attrition?

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