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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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