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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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