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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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