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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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