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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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