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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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