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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

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