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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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