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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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