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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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