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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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