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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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