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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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