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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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