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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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