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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in digital education technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

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