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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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