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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Liechtenstein to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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