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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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