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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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