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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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