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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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