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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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