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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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