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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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