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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in elearning enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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