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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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