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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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