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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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