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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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