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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student attrition?

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