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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning have enabled learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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