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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition