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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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