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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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