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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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