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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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