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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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