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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education are empowering learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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