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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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