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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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