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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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