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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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