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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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