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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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