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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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