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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education have empowered learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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