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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

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