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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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