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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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