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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

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