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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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