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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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