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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

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