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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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