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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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