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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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