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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

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