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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

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