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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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