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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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