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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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