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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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