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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

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