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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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