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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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