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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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