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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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