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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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