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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

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