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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education are empowering students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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