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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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