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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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