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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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