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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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