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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ukraine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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