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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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