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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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