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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

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