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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

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