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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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