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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in digital education technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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