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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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