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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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