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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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