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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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