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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

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