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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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