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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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