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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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