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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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