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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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