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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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