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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning have enabled humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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