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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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