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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Croatia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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