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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning enable students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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