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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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