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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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