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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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