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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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