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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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