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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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