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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

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