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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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