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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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