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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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