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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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