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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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