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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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