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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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