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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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