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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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