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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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