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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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