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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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