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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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