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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

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