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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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