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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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