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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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