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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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