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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education are empowering students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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