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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

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