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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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