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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology are empowering students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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