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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Liechtenstein to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

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