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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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