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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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