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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online learning enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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