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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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