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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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