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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic education technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

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