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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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