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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning technology enable learners all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

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