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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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