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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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