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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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