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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

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