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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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