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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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