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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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