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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in digital education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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