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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

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