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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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