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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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