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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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