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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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