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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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