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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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