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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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