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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

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