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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

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