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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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