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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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