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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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