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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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