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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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