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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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