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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

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