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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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