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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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