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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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