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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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