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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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