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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

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