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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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