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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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