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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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