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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

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