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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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