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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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