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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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