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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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