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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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