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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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