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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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