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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

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