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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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