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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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