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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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