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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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