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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

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