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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning have enabled humans all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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