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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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