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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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