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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)