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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

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