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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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