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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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