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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning have enabled students all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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