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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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