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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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