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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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