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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high attrition?

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