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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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