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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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