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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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