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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

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