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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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