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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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