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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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