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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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