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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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