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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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