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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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