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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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