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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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