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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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