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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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