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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

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