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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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