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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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