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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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