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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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