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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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