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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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