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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

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