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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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