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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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