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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

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