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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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