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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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