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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online education technology are empowering humans all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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