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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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