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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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