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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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