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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning have empowered learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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