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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education enable people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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