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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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