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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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