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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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