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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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