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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning technology enable people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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