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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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