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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

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