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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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