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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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