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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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