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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high attrition?

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