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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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