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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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