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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

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