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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. 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 many topics that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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