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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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