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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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