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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

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