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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning enable students in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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