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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

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