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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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