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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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