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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in digital education technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

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