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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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