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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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