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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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