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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

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