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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Abkhazia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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