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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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