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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online learning institutions are considering now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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