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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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