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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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