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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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