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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

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