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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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