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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education enable people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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