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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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