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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider today because learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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