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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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