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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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