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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

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