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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education technology enable students all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

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