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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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