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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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