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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in all parts of 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. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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