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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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