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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

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