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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

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