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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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