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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning have empowered humans all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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