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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education enable people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

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