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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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