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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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