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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning have empowered learners all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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