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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high attrition?

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