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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning have enabled humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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