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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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