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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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