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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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