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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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