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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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