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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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