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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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