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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in digital education technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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