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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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