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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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