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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

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