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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

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