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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

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