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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in electronic educational technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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