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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology enable people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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