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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic education technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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