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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

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