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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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