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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning have empowered people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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