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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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