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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in elearning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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