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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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