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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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