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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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