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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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