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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

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