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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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