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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

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