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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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