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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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