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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

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