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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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