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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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