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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

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