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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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