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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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