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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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