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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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