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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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