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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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