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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in elearning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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