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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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