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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning are empowering humans all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

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