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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology enable learners all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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