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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic education technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. 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. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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