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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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