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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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