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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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