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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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