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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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