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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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