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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning enable people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Moldova to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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