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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are considering today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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