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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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