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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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