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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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