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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Norfolk Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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