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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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