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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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