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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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