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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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