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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning are enabling learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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