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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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