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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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