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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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