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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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