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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

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