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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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