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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

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