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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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