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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always 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 lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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