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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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