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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

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