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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

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