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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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