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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free 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 a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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