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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high attrition?

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