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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

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