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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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