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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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