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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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