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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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