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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in e-learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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