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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners 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 several subjects that learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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