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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning are enabling learners all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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