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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology enable students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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