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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bulgaria to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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