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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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