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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

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