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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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