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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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