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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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