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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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