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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in digital education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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