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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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