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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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