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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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