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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

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