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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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