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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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