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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

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