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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning have enabled learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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