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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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