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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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