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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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