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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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