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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in digital education technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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