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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are considering today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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