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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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