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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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