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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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