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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

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