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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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