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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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