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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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