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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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