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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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