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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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