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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education are enabling students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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