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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

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