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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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