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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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