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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Liechtenstein to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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