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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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