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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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