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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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