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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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