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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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