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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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