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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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