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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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