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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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