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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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