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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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