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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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