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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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