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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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