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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

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