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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning are enabling students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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