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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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