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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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