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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology are empowering humans all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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