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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology are empowering learners all over the world to take part in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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