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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in digital education technology make it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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