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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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