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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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