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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online education have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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