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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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