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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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