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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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