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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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